Advantages: All the facilities of an SLR,but automatic Disadvantages: Cannot fit the larger lenses
This fully automatic camera takes some of the best photos i have seen! It has a 110mm. lens which you can set for telephoto or wide mode.
It is fully self focusing: just point and shoot!
The user can decide whether to use fully automatic capability or simply press the buttons for night mode,sports mode(high speed lens operation),portrait mode or scenery mode. This camera has a built in flash(when looking through
the viewfinder,there is a signal ... ...be easier! The camera takes 35mm. film. in practice,i have found that it particularly likes 200 or 400 speed film. I myself use fuji film,but any make of 35mm. film would be fine. The buyer can also obtain a screw on lens that increases the lens size to 170 mm. to enable the user to take really long distance shots. When i bought my camera, i was given the extra lens as part of the deal. This may still be the case. A great camera!! Get one! I bought ...
iiyama1000 11.08.2004 (13.02.2005)
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(+) Fold out LCD screen, Image Stabilization, Zuiko lens quality, Picture quality, Flash options (-) Noise in low light, Too many buttons, Badly laid out, Too many gimmicks